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>If you want to use Bugzilla, first you need to create an account.
    Consult with the administrator responsible for your installation of
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>&#13;          On the home page <TT
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          Now enter your email address, then click the <SPAN
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>&#13;            If none of these links is available, this means that the
            administrator of the installation has disabled self-registration.
            This means that only an administrator can create accounts
            for other users. One reason could be that this installation is
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>&#13;            Also, if only some users are allowed to create an account on
            the installation, you may see these links but your registration
            may fail if your email address doesn't match the ones accepted
            by the installation. This is another way to restrict who can
            access and edit bugs in this installation.
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>&#13;          Within moments, and if your registration is accepted, you should
          receive an email to the address you provided, which contains your
          login name (generally the same as the email address), and two URLs
          with a token (a random string generated by the installation) to
          confirm, respectively cancel, your registration. This is a way to
          prevent users from abusing the generation of user accounts, for
          instance by entering inexistent email addresses, or email addresses
          which do not belong to them.
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>&#13;          By default, you have 3 days to confirm your registration. Past this
          timeframe, the token is invalidated and the registration is
          automatically canceled. You can also cancel this registration sooner
          by using the appropriate URL in the email you got.
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>&#13;          If you confirm your registration, Bugzilla will ask you your real name
          (optional, but recommended) and your password, which must be between
          3 and 16 characters long.
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>&#13;          Now all you need to do is to click the <SPAN
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          link in the footer at the bottom of the page in your browser,
          enter your email address and password you just chose into the
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>&#13;      You are now logged in. Bugzilla uses cookies to remember you are
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